The 1949 Dutch motorcycle Grand Prix was the third race of the 1949 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 9 July 1949 at the Assen circuit.
Italian rider Nello Pagani won the 500 cc race riding a Gilera from Leslie Graham and Arciso Artesiani. Pagani also won the 125 cc race on his smaller Gilera which saw him wrap up the first 125 cc World Championship having won the first two 125 cc races with only one race remaining.
Similarly, in winning the 350 cc race British Velocette rider Freddie Frith, having achieved a perfect score of 33 points from the first three races became the first 350 cc Motorcycle World Champion.
500 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Nello Pagani Gilera 1:47:32.7 11 2 Leslie Graham AJS +13.1 8 3 Arciso Artesiani Gilera +1:03.9 7 4 Artie Bell Norton +2:38.7 6 5 Johnny Lockett Norton +4:47.9 5 6 Harold Daniell Norton +6:48.2 7 Umberto Masetti Gilera 8 Harry Hinton Norton 9 Oscar Clemencich Gilera 10 Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 11 Drikus Veer Triumph 12 Oliver Scott Norton 20 finishers
350 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Freddie Frith Velocette 1:47:52.0 10 2 Bob Foster Velocette +1.9 8 3 Johnny Lockett Norton +1:56.9 7 4 David Whitworth Velocette +2:05.1 6 5 Eric McPherson Velocette +2:50.7 5 6 Ted Frend AJS +3:10.3 1 7 Artie Bell Norton 8 Reg Armstrong AJS 9 Frank Fry Velocette 10 Harry Hinton Norton 11 Wilf Sleightholme AJS 12 Bill Petch AJS 25 finishers
125cc classification Pos. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 Nello Pagani FB-Mondial 7 1:02:38.8 11 2 Oscar Clemencich FB-Mondial 7 +48.3 8 3 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 7 +1:02.0 7 4 Franco Bertoni MV Agusta 7 +1:42.3 6 5 Giuseppe Matucci MV Agusta 7 +5:09.0 5 6 Toon van Zutphen Eysink 7 Jan Rietveld DMF 8 Kees Huybregts Eysink 9 N. C. Luybregts CZ 10 Gijs Lagerweij Sparta 11 H. Verhagen Eysink 12 José Maria Llobet Montesa DSQ Umberto Masetti Moto Morini Disqualified 25 starters, 17 finishers Source:
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References
Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. "Dutch Grand Prix", The Motor Cycle, 14 July 1949, pp. 36–38.